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Karnataka Power Reforms - Protection of Staff |
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- A provision has been made in the Karnataka Electricity Reform
Act, 1999, that the continuity of the services of employees of the erstwhile KEB will be
maintained, their service conditions will be fully safeguarded and they would be employed
in the successor utilities. Tripartite agreements have already been entered into between
Government, KPTCL and employees union/Associations. Because of the policy adopted by
erstwhile KEB, the staff strength remained more or less the same for more than a decade.
Therefore the successor utilities of KPTCL, are not likely to be burdened with excess
staff. However, after formation of distribution companies, they will be allowed to develop
their own service conditions and recruitments of existing employees opting to serve in
these companies are not jeopardized. One of the key objective of restructuring is to
create a culture where customer service an commercial functioning are paramount. Employees
will have new opportunities to undertake greater responsibility, be accountable for
delivering results and have higher opportunities for career advancement.
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